America Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

8 America quotes by Jan Schakowsky

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Schakowsky’s eight brief comments capture her focus on social justice and policy, delivering a quick, clear sense of her legislative priorities.

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I am a fierce advocate for the economic empowerment of all women. In the Congress, I am one of the leaders of…

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Hatred, bigotry, and discrimination have no place in our country. We must work hard to make sure that America remains an inclusive…

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My family reached the United States before the Holocaust. Both of my parents emigrated from Russia as young children. My grandparents were…

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The best way to earn a fortune in America is to already have one.

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Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal of freedom and the promise and opportunity…

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President Trump proclaimed 'America First' from the inauguration stage. As an American Jew and daughter of immigrants, that slogan makes me shiver.

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We must organize. We must protest. We must cry out in a loud voice that America needs a raise. We must keep…

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Ensuring that our children have more and better opportunities is the essence of the American dream.

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The truth matters, and despite my objection to the creation of the Select Panel, as its Ranking Member, I will do all I can…

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Simply raising fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks to 33 miles per gallon would eliminate our oil imports from the Persian Gulf.

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Fast track is about pushing through the TPP, TTIP and future trade agreements that would massively increase the power of big international corporations and…

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In conflict zones in particular, we need personnel who wear the badge of the United States, are a part of our official military command,…

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Republicans who oppose Obamacare have a responsibility to show that they can do better - not return us to the days when insurance companies…

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The JCPOA is working - preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. It's time for the Republicans to start working, too.

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Every year, Planned Parenthood serves three million Americans - men and women - and one in five women will receive care at a Planned…

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President Obama's executive actions on immigration are designed to temporarily address major flaws in our broken immigration system.

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Democrats stand ready and willing to work with President Trump to improve upon the ACA - but we will not sit by and watch…

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And we've also had now the speaker of the Parliament in Iraq using blatantly anti-Semitic remarks, saying the Jews and sons of Jews are…

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Immigration reform is for those thousands of people in my district and the millions of people across the country who want nothing more than…

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Every American must be guaranteed dignity and independence in their retirement.

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The rise of franchising, contracting, and other similar employment practices has made it harder to enforce worker protections like minimum wages, overtime pay, and…

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